Philippine Salt Industry

Pond Preparation

Flooding with Seawater

Evaporation

Crystallization of Salt

Salt Harvesting

Warehousing

Bagging
 MONTH
Dry Season
October November Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May

Pond Preparation

Flooding with Seawater

Evaporation

Crystallization of Salt

Evaporators = 180 days Salt Harvesting

Crystallization (actual salt making) = 90 days
Actual Salt Harvesting = less than 70 days Warehousing
 Pond Preparation

Flooding with Seawater

Evaporation

Crystallization of Salt

Salt Harvesting

Warehousing

Bagging
 MONTH
Dry Season
October November Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May

Pond Preparation

Flooding with Seawater

Evaporation

Crystallization of Salt

Evaporators = 180 days Salt Harvesting

Crystallization (actual salt making) = 90 days
Actual Salt Harvesting = less than 70 days Warehousing
 MONTH
Wet Season
June July August September October

Bagging

Delivery to Customers

Pond Preparation

Rainy Season = 180 days Flooding

with
Seawater
Evaporator ponds = covering 90% of
the Area

To evaporate seawater from 3 Be

to 24 Be brine, as part of the solar
salt production process.
There is no salt formed here yet.
Brine is not the final product.
Salt Crystallizer ponds = covering
only 10% of the Area

To use 24 Be saturated brine,

And crystallize it into salt for 90
days. Harvesting will take 70 days.
 Only this area produces raw
salt product.
Bulacan
Pangasinan
Mindoro Occidential
 Sources of Salt in 1990
Annual Requirements 338,000 MT

Pacific Farms, Inc. Bulacan 110,000

Pangasinan 75,000
Mindoro 60,000
Dampier Salt
Australia imports 40,000
Pacific Farms 32,000
Cavite 5,000
Paranaque 3,000
Others 3,000
PDV Importation 10,000
 Local vs. Imported Salt
Local salt heavily affected by climate vulnerability,
while increasing competition from imported salt….

El Nino La Nina prolonged

450,000
400,000
350,000
Metric Tons

300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
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90

92

94

96

98

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02

04

06

08
19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20
Local
Year
Imported
 Sources of Salt in 2009
Annual Requirements: 590,000 MT

Australian imports 400,000

Dampier Salt China Importation 22,000

Pacific Farms 25,000

Pangasinan 60,000

Mindoro 75,000

Bulacan 8,000

Shark Bay Salt

Pacific Farms, Inc.

 PhilippineCoastlines/Foreshores
Philippine Coastlines/Foreshores
Land
Coastline[4] Coast/Area Ratio
Rank Country area[3)(km²)
(km) (m/km²)

1 Canada 9,093,507 202,080 22.222

2 Indonesia 1,826,440 54,716 29.958
3 Greenland 2,166,086 44,087 20.353
4 Russia 16,995,800 37,653 2.215
5 Philippines 298,170 36,289 121.706
6 Japan 374,744 29,751 79.390
7 Australia 7,617,930 25,760 3.381
8 Norway 307,442 25,148[5] 81.798
9 United States 9,161,923 19,924 2.175
10 New Zealand 268,021 15,134 56.466

11 China 9,326,410 14,500 1.555

Philippine Coastlines/Foreshores
1) Coastlines and
foreshores are a key
strategic asset given
that the Philippines in
an archipelago

2) We have the highest

coastline-to-land area
ratio – how can this be
turned from a
disadvantage into an
advantage? How can
this be productive?
 Philippine Salt Industry
World salt industry
1) The salt industry of various
nations has transformed their
respective countries.
2) The world salt industry has a
total production of 257,000,000
tons, while the Philippines only
produced 140,000 tons.
3) The Philippine salt industry is
actually fast shrinking. Imports
are taking over due to climate
vulnerability and other factors.
Philippine 4) What support do we really get
salt industry
from our government?
 Pacific Farms, Inc.

There is always a better way.